The annual salary statistics of chief executives in Lake Charles, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of chief executives in Lake Charles is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $111,170 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $143,860 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $206,430 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | No Data |
| 90th Percentile Wage | No Data |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chief executives in Lake Charles, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $206,430. The average annual salary of the 25th percentile is $143,860. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $111,170.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chief executives from 2012 to 2017. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $206,430 | 21.55% | 21.55% |
| 2012 | $161,950 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $206,430, Lake Charles is the highest paying city for chief executives in state of Louisiana, followed by Lafayette (median annual salary $201,830). In comparison, the median annual salary of chief executives in Lake Charles is 2.2 percent (2.2%) higher than that in Lafayette.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Lake Charles | |
| Lafayette | |
| Baton Rouge | |
| Shreveport-Bossier City | |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner | |
| Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area | |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux | |
| New Iberia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area | |
| Monroe |